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Fiona Shepherd

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Edinburgh International Book Festival 2026: Children's and YA highlights

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By Fiona Shepherd
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This year's Edinburgh Book Festival will celebrate a number of notable anniversaries, writes Fiona Shepherd In addition to Liz Pichon (see feature), a number of big hitters of children's literature will be appearing at EIBF. Tracy Beaker author (and former Children's Laureate) Jacqueline Wilson introduces her new character Esme Pepper (23 August), a young girl in foster care.
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Liz Pichon on the inspiration for her 16.5 million-selling Tom Gates books

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By Fiona Shepherd
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Liz Pichon will be making a song and dance about her bestselling children's books at this year's Edinburgh Book Festival, writes Fiona Shepherd Due to land later this year, the 25th book in writer/illustrator Liz Pichon's Tom Gates series is titled Tom Gates Is Not Famous Yet.
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Hollie McNish on teens, taboos and mining poetry from the facts of life

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By Fiona Shepherd
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Holly McNish tells Fiona Shepherd about using her poetry to bring difficult subjects into the light Hollie McNish takes requests. “I've had so many people at gigs asking ‘Have you written anything about peri-menopause or are you waiting for your menopause?''' she says brightly. “There's quite a lot of people waiting for those poems so I'm hoping that it starts soon.” Careful what you wish for, McNish. “I've never felt so much pressure to be a bit older or start a process,” she admits.
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